Rural Routes Nova Scotia - Leitches Creek

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Leitches Creek

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North Sydney, NS (Nearby: Sydney Mines, Florence, Bras D'or, Alder Point, Sydney)

131 KING ST
North Sydney, Nova Scotia
B2A 3S0

Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Cape Breton Island

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Also along the same creek are Leitches Creek Station and Upper Leitches Creek.
The creek is believed to have been named by Adam Moore after a family of Lowland Scots named Leech whom he helped to settle here in the 1780s. Earlier maps show the place as Leech's Creek.
With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015

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